Effects of a Web-Based Lifestyle Intervention on Physical Fitness and Health in Physically Inactive Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT: Web-based lifestyle interventions are a new area of health research. This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of an interactive web-based health program on physical fitness and health. N = 189 healthy adults participated in a 12-week interactive (intervention) or non-interactive (control) web-based health program. The intervention provided a web-based lifestyle intervention to promote physical activity and fitness through individualized activities as part of a fully automated, multimodal health program. The control intervention included health information. Cardiorespiratory fitness measured as maximum oxygen uptake (VO₂max) was the primary outcome, while musculoskeletal fitness, physical activity and dietary behavior, and physiological health outcomes

SUBMITTER: Brame J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10649962 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature